The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1887-1896, 1887-03-06

full OF pearls, never by any chance lets drop
pearl OF speech, woman who looks built to do
good TO Others, but whose. education by foolish
parents, or whose ingrained nature, never leaves
her room TO think with pure, unecl1shness OF
any one but her lovely self But hush, that is
treason and hcrcsy
Talking staidly to dowagcrs on tho dais and
watching the atmosphere thickcn with dust and
ing robes, soon placed Jack, and recognized
In him stawart young fellow who was too
poor TO belong TO the giddy rout, but too proud
not TO be gentleman.
saw the whole tragedy: how he would steal
Saturday and Sunday from the sweltcring
town only 10 find Marlon's time 'takcnn by the
comparatively rich Harry during all his stay:
how he became mndly In love and madly jcal-
Gus; how he fumcd TO Marion and threatened 10
beat Harry as soundly as the carpet OF which he
was knight; how Marion had to resent his fool
ish talk how they quarrclcd, made II up, and
bunrrcled TO make II up heartily no more
lie followed her with his eyes, dcvourpg the
figure Of one he considered lost, yet purposcly
stood so that she could not sec him. To do her
Justice, she was on the lookout for him, and
more than once stood irrcsolute, n beautiful
statue OF hesitation, mastering the black coats
with the hope that he might shoulder his big
way through tho starvelings at tho door He
saw II, too, confound him and II gave him.
really believe mean sort Of pleasure. Once
or twice she waved favor In my direction, but
bowed negative and napology. Then saw
Jack edge round TO the head of the cotilon, and
knew he meant to surprise her with a favor.
| lie was not In the dance, but he had the right
| by courtesy TO an extra turn, which any leader
| OF the cotillon who is gentleman nj heart is
glad to recognize in men who have no partners
| lie was about to take a favor from the rack,
now almost denuicd of Its brilliant burden
when Harry came up. Harry had no partner,
since the weight of cares on the shoulders OF
leader is too great to make II possible for him
to do his work thoroughly and attend TO COM
panion.
Harry arrested his arm, and saw Jack turn
away with black look that ought TO have set
| Harry thinking. Jack strobe over to Marion
l saw her rise, little frightened, n little be-
wildcrcd, and of they went entirely alone, Just
as Harry was about to start new figure with
other couples He ran up to them TO ask them
to be seated, but Jack would not hear Though
his partner tried to stop, he carried her on. |
could see the veins on his temples swell, and he
danced SO us to make Harry skip suddenly to
was so deadly pale that sprang up and came
to the edge of the dancing area In alarm. The
train Of her dress slipped from her hand and
before Jack knew IL the two were bound to
gethcr by its folds In such n way TINT none but
the most expert dancer could have saved them
Alas, Jack, II no novice, was more than out Of
practice; half turn more, and both fell, luckily
near the seated couples, but so that Marion
struck heavily on the iloor and chair jack was
still more helpless. for his head came thud
l looked to sec Harry rush forward to pick
Marion up but he seemed reader to run away
lie was furious at this Flemish ON his cotillon
expected TO hear Marion call his name or tina
of jack, for, In moments Of fright aud danger
is Il not natural that affection should reveal IL
sclf2 Instead of that, II was my name Marion
called and, obedicnt to the summons, she wa
In my arms and hurried into the ladies' dressing
room before half the room knew that anybod,
had been hurt. In the hustle incident on bring
ing Jack to his senses tho fall of Marion wa
almost unnoticed.
went the other day 10 Marion's wedding
rather giddy in mind, but hope always rs
philosopher. After all, what difference does
make whether the woman for whom you sc
cretly cherished dreams as bnseless us tn
, clouds, marrcs jack OF marries Harry? II IL
Jack, she gets big, good-lOoking, manly, bull
dog sort OF fellow, who will never give her lux
! ury, but will be faithful and steadily loving l
she mnrries Harry. she will have good share
and perhaps large share, of luxury, few chi
dren, and Il certain recognition as minor ligl
In the fashionable world. / could not llel
smiling underneath my face To remember Hal
rvs look few days after that ball, when h
came into "Defs," as the gnomcs of socict
, call the restaurant of the swell mob. l regre
to say Tint Jack had got In some pretty wor
on the fnutless face In vulgar truth ha
! inauled poor Harry In most brutal faslAo
with his fists, and Harry thought nobody coul
perceive the traces of that 1lomerc encounter
. Turning at the altar see both of them b,
, hind me, reconciled. and turning back again,
listen In Il dazcd way to the clergyman, an
awake to find myself in some inexplicable wa,
: and by paths of which to this moment l Gu
4 give no lucid Observation-Disclosures husband